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42776

Sonora, KY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,082
Median household income
$58,771
People below poverty
13.6%
Median home value
$192,700

Income

The median income of households in 42776 was $58,771. An estimated 1.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5.8
$15,000 to $24,999 12.5
$25,000 to $34,999 5.3
$35,000 to $49,999 9.7
$50,000 to $74,999 28.3
$75,000 to $99,999 13
$100,000 to $149,999 16.3
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 1.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47457
Female 50129

An estimated 68.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,212. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.4
Social Security 45.9
Retirement income 26.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.4
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 22.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.8

In 2020-2024, 13.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 20.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 82.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 42776 in 2020-2024, 96.2% had health insurance coverage and 3.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.5% and public coverage was 51%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, 42776 had a total population of 2,082 - 1,012 (48.6%) females and 1,070 (51.4%) males. The median age was 43.1 years. An estimated 26.8% of the population was under 18 years, 22.3% was 19 to 44 years, 30.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 19 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 42776 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 127 46
5 to 9 95 32
10 to 14 96 74
15 to 19 76 48
20 to 24 58 47
25 to 29 42 20
30 to 34 40 69
35 to 39 77 51
40 to 44 22 39
45 to 49 69 78
50 to 54 89 72
55 to 59 45 51
60 to 64 69 154
65 to 69 31 115
70 to 74 61 47
75 to 79 36 37
80 to 84 25 32
85 and over 12 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96.6% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 33.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.2% of the people in 42776 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.6% of the people in 42776 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 775 households in 42776. The average household size was 2.65 people.

Married-couple households made up 64.5% of the households in 42776 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.8% of all households, while 5.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18.3% of all households.

In 42776, 25.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 64.5
Cohabiting Couples 6.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
5.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 65.6% of males and 62.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.6 15.1
Now married, except separated 65.6 62.6
Separated 0 0.9
Widowed 3.6 7.7
Divorced 6.3 13.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 42776, 73 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 95.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.7% of the people living in 42776 were U.S. natives. 78.6% of the 42776 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.3% of 42776 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 33.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 33.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 42776 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 42776.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 66.7
Europe 33.3
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 42776 in 2020-2024, 2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 42776 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.7
Different house, same county 10.1
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 42776 was 449 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 5 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 414. College or graduate school enrollment was 30.

Educational Attainment of People in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.8
High school diploma or equivalency 49.4
Some college, no degree 13.6
Associate's degree 11.5
Bachelor's degree 8.6
Graduate or professional degree 5.1

Disability

In 42776, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.1% of people under 18 years old, to 15.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 42776, 47.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 602 80.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 99 13.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 46 6.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 42776 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 5.2
Manufacturing 33.5
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 6.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.1
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.8
Other Services, except public administration 3.1
Public administration 7.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 42776 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 254 34
Service occupations 81 10.8
Sales and office occupations 151 20.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 63 8.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 198 26.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76% of 42776 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.3
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 14.6

In 2020-2024, 42776 had a total of 803 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 1.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.3
Mobile homes 14.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 42776 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 81.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 42776 had 775 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 28 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 77% while renters occupied 23%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.89 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.82.

2.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.5% and another 33.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 42776:

House Heating Fuel Used in 42776 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 13.9
Electricity 77
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.5
All other fuels 6.1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 42776 was $192,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.1 % had a mortgage. 37.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,197 and for owners without a mortgage it was $377.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 42776 was $1,008. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.